NEW: Metal from passing truck smashes window, gashes driver

A man was injured when a metal cap from a passing truck broke through the windshield of his vehicle and struck the side of his head.

The Florida Highway Patrol says the incident happened Monday as 72-year-old Jerry Blankenship was driving home. The truck driven by Art Perkins was heading to Bartow.

The Gainesville Sun (http://bit.ly/13sUaf2 ) reports Blankenship got a three-inch gash on his head. His wife, Pat Blankenship, says she was reading during the drive home from south Florida when she heard a thud and saw "blood going everywhere."

Blankenship pulled over and called for help.

Perkins says he stopped when he felt a vibration. Blankenship took the piece of metal, which looked like a cap, to him.